I just became aware of the app itself and now today I’m seeing a catastrophic security breach.
TLDR: There is a “woman only” app that allows women to upload photos of men, reverse image search and run background checks, and share any “red flags” or “green flags” anonymously. It suffered a security breach and now there are tons of user selfies and PII of the women on 4chan.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/tea-app-breach-exposes-72000-selfies-id-photos-and-other-user-images/
My thoughts here are pretty mixed. No one should have their data stolen and put on 4Chan.
I see the app itself as incredibly morally questionable. It promises that men are not allowed on the site, cannot search for what is there about them, and allows users to anonymously share information about men they have dated.
I have zero qualms about an easy way to search public databases and return law enforcement info, restraining orders, etc. I’m a little less comfortable with allowing anonymous allegations of genuinely threatening behavior or dangerous behavior with no record— stalking, domestic violence, threats, etc. Or verified catfishes or scammers.
I see it as a gross violation of basic privacy to allow people to anonymously share their gripes about a date or ex with no verification and no way for the individual to reclama or even know what is being said about them.
And I think that the relationship between the sexes is cooked at this point. Basically open hostilities. We are going the way of South Korea.